The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Hope Takes Flight Amid Ecological Collapse
Writer Charlotte McConaghy examines personal suffering and the extinction crisis
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How One Photographer Uses Instagram to Document #everydayclimatechange
Get a glimpse inside the collaborative, globe-spanning project
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photography
ICYMI: Deadly Lawns, Monkey Shortage & Bison Run Free
A weekly roundup for busy people
Big Lonely Doug—Tree, Unlikely Survivor, and Conservation Icon
He stands in Vancouver Island's magnificent old-growth rainforest
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hiking
How Can I Grow Food From Scraps?
Learn how to grow your own garlic, lettuce, and celery
Easy Ways to Grow, Preserve, and Share Your Own Food
Embrace time-tested models of mutual aid and community food production
The Hottest Day Ever, and I Was There
The blast of a million hair dryers—that’s what it felt like
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climate change
September Stargazing: The World’s Biggest Membrane
Our atmosphere stands between us and the lifeless void of space
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astronomy
Nuclear War Makes a Comeback
It's time to revisit the old fear that kept your parents up at night
Can Farmington, New Mexico, Survive Without Fossil Fuels?
A town seeks to reinvent itself after its economic engine collapses
How Xavi Bou Captures the Flight of Birds
This Catalan photographer makes the invisible visible
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photography
This Is What It Would Look Like if Birds Made Tracks in the Sky
Photographer Xavi Bou uses video techniques to reveal the paths of birds in flight
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photography
Fabian Oefner’s Art by Experiment
Meet the Swiss photographer at the border of art and science
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photography
ICYMI: Paint It Black, Pebble Mine Goes Poof & An Asteroid Won’t Save Us
A weekly roundup for busy people
In Central America, Climate Change Is Driving Families North
Extreme weather is forcing farmers and their families off their land
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climate change
Soundscapes on a String
How one artist uses custom-built kites to capture nature’s music
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music
The Trump Administration Wants to Drill in the Arctic. Do Oil Companies?
Economic headwinds, political uncertainty could hinder the fossil fuel industry's plans
Bailout: Billions of Dollars of Federal COVID-19 Relief Money Flow to the Oil Industry
The Trump administration is spending pandemic money for oil bailouts
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oil
What Makes a Firenado?
There’s a lot to learn about the fiery twisters
